January, 2011

• 19 January

  Marty says he did not claim that Thaci himself was directly involved in organ trafficking

  Council of Europe rapporteur Dick Marty, who alleged in a recent report that Kosovo officials were involved in organ trafficking, says he did not claim that Prime Minister Thaci himself was directly involved. Marty said that ‘if you read my report carefully, I don’t say that Mr. Thaci is implicated …

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• 19 January

  Greece favours debt repayment extension

  Greek Deputy Prime Minister Theodore Pangalos said on Monday (January 17th) the government favours possibly extending the repayment period for the country’s outstanding debt, beyond its EU/IMF bailout loans. “Debt repayment extension may refer not only to

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• 19 January

  War crimes suspect arrested in Montenegro

  Montenegrin police have arrested a former member of the paramilitary group The Jackals on suspicion of 1999 war crimes against Kosovo civilians, the Serbian war crimes prosecutor’s office announced on Monday (January 17th). Ranko Momic was detained on Saturday based on an arrest warrant issued by Belgrade. He is in …

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• 19 January

  Macedonian PM does not exlcude government reshuffle

  Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski says there are no immediate plans for a government reshuffle, but doesn’t rule one out in the future. Two days ago he said: “Such an option could be considered only to

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• 19 January

  BiH parliamentary parties to meet again in 15 days

  The leaders of 12 parties represented in the BiH state-level parliament decided on Monday (January 17th) to meet again in 15 days, the parliament’s interim Chairman Adnan Basic said. He confirmed a meeting held earlier in the day ended with no breakthroughs. Within the next two weeks, the parties are …

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• 19 January

  Transnational Networks and State-Building in the Balkans

  Informality allows people to change their immediate circumstances for the better, but it locks the state and society in a vicious circle of reproduction of a weak state, promising insecurity for the majority and prosperity for the few, Vesna Bojicic-Dzelilovic and Denisa Kostovicova write for openDemocracy. To deflect criticism for …

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• 18 January

  Turkish PM to visit Kyrgyzstan

  Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay an official visit to Kyrgyzstan at the beginning of February to discuss bilateral economic cooperation. A business forum Turkey-Kyrgyzstan will be held during the visit.

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• 18 January

  Albanian parliament approves new ministry changes

  Albania’s parliament approved on Monday two appointments to fill cabinet posts of deputy prime minister and economy minister. In a 72-0 vote, lawmakers in the 140-seat parliament endorsed the appointment

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• 18 January

  EULEX prosecutor Isabelle Arnal visits Albania

  Prosecutor of the EULEX Mission in Kosovo Isabelle Arnal conferred Monday in Tirana with Albanian colleagues. They talked about starting an investigation into human organ trafficking in Kosovo and Albania

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• 18 January

  Serbian SAA vote postponed

  The European Parliament (EP) has postponed a plenary session vote today, that was to ratify EU’s Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with Serbia. The voting was rescheduled for Wednesday for technical reasons. The EP, which is in session until Thursday, will hold a debate and then vote to ratify the …

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